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submitted by Nick Mar 8th 2010 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Sufjan Stevens stopped by The Guardian to praise jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott. Scott sings in a youthful soprano, and finds unusual phrasings and emphases inside every song (Stevens talked about this in his interview with Brandon too). Notes Stevens: “Pop music is so structured, and I’m excited to try and challenge that in my own [...]
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